When the heck is ‘Project Runway’ Season 9 starting?

I don’t have the answer. I’m asking. (Update: I finally do have the answers! Season 9 premieres Wednesday, July 27 . Except, no! A new poster says they are sticking with Thursday episodes, with the premiere on Thursday, July 28. Why are they being so annoying about it?)

I keep checking Blogging Project Runway and they are good about giving updates on past PR contestants, but there’s nothing (that I’ve seen) on “Project Runway” Season 9. There’s a lot on Tim Gunn and the judges at this or that event, which tells me it’s going to be a while before the show comes back.

**JANUARY 2011 UPDATE** According to this short video of Heidi, they haven’t started filming Season 9 yet. “We always film in June and July,” she says while signing autographs. So it sounds like it’s going to a A LONG TIME before we see it. **END UPDATE**

This poster says Thursdays, with the premiere on July 28. So I guess we're blowing off the original Wednesday premiere announcement.

**MAY 2011 UPDATE** Lifetime just released its 2011-2012 programming slate and noted “Project Runway to Return for Ninth Season in Summer 2011.” No set date yet, but that’s a good sign. There are also details in the press release about the “Project Runway All-Stars” season.

**JUNE 2011 UPDATE** Big news! The premiere will be Wednesday, July 27 at 9 p.m. Yes, it’s Wednesday. Here’s more from the press release. BUT WAIT! The new Heidi Klum poster says the premiere will be Thursday, July 28! So WTF? Guess they are sticking with Thursdays after all.

Hurry up!

And for anyone who is still swearing off the show after the Mondo Guerra/Gretchen Jones disaster of Season 8 — child, please. We wouldn’t even know the name Mondo Guerra without “Project Runway.” I can’t wait to meet the new designers — even if only one or two of them have any real talent.

I enjoy PR as well. What I don’t understand is why they don’t make the foreign versions available to us here in the U.S.. They could run a foreign season between the US seasons and I think people would enjoy to. Plus, I’ve tried to watch the Australian and Canadian versions of PR online, as well as the British “Project Catwalk” episodes and i’m blocked because i’m trying to access it from a US internet address. There is so much english-speaking PR shows out there, you’d think people who broadcast in the US would realize they could make money broadcasting the many seasons of foreign shows to the PR fans in America. Just because its not Heidi and Tim doesn’t mean we won’t watch. We’re strugging through “The Fashion Show Complete Collection” with Iman and Issac and what a struggle it is, yet that show is making money. Reruns of foreign PR shows that are already in english would sell well to the PR fans here, don’t you think? I do. I would watch them. The bootlegged clips of them on YouTube make them look like I could stand to watch them.

There actually is a place to watch the Canadian Project Runway. Go to http://www.letmewatchthis.com click “TV Shows” and type in the search bar (Top Left) “Project Runway” The American, Canadian, And Australian shows should show up. Click on the one you want to watch, and there will be different links to sites that have it. Hope this helps.

TO J Mill,
You can download those foreign shows on usenet or with torrents. I use usenet (also known as newsgroups) because it is safer. Episodes can be downloaded in .avi format or high def .mkv if the show is available in high def.
Most bluray players will play those files so you don’t have to watch them on your pc, but you can if you want to. Episodes are also commercial free.

Witty and true. My blogger thoughts are all over this issue. The cast may suck, the judges may make us miserable, but I maintain my faith in the producers casting more talented people in future seasons. Let us pray!

Yes, yes, yes! Let Season 9 begin so they can promote designers like they did with Gretchen last year!!! My grandmother was thrilled to see designs from Gretchen that fit her taste and were age appropriate for her!!

Michael D. had several funny lines. Remember when he noticed that Michael Costello didn’t bring a ruler into the workroom? He said, “There are many ways to skin a cat, but you should probably bring a knife!!!”

I need my Project Runway fix! After Santino won, I swore I’d never watch again. But, each year I cave. I swore last year I’d never watch again when Gretchen won, yet here I am. Waiting.
BTW…. I was amazing to see Heidi wearing Mondo’s polka dot dress to an awards gala. Unfortunately, she got slammed by the Fashion Police for bad taste. Who cares, she looked fabulous!

@ Erica haha u remember Kenley i had the same love/hate relationship. I also would love to see more about past designers and winners.
And watching other countries PR would be great as well. I dont care where it is, i need PR and i need it SOOOOON! If anyone finds out, please come back and post what time in these comments :)

Just read “According to the Reality rumor mill, Project Runway: All-Stars is going to film in late 2010, early 2011, and could possibly be broadcast in Fall 2011..”, over @ http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php?topic=22003.0.
Not sure if there is any truth to it, but had to share.

Personally, I would prefer a non “All-Star” version let alone not have to wait until Fall for whichever version they go with to air. I miss PR!!!!

I’m with all of you. Funny, I felt at my age (68) that I had lost my ability to surf the net or do research because I was not finding anything about PR. I just finished Tim Gunn’s new book – “Gunn’s Golden Rules”. It’s just great – it seems like sitting down with a friend for great conversation! I thought that in the past we have seen two season’s a year. I would have sworn that I watched a Spring PR and a Fall PR. Evidently, I must have been hallucinating – something we older folk do when we are in denial while waiting “patiently”? for something. Glad to “meet” so many fans. BTW – have any of you ever watched Top Chef? PR and TC are the only two “Reality” shows I will watch. I have determined that the rest of my life is going to be on the sunny side and watching people eat bugs, etc. is not my idea of entertainment. I haven’t sewn in years and have never been a good cook, but PR and TC keep me feeling young – although I do feel appalled at the more than liberal use of the “F” word. And even though I am handicapped, I ranted and raved and stumped my way around the house when Mondo did not win. He won in my mind and heart – and it felt good to know so many felt the same way. Do we really have to wait until Fall of this year???

NO, merricourt, you remember correctly, they have done both a fall and spring season in years past.

But sometimes it is good for these talent based reality shows to skip a season every now and then so good contestants can grow up, etc. The later seasons always seem to be people who couldn’t get past auditions in earlier seasons! Of course, it’s not the same for Survivor or The Amazing Race or whatever where any idiot can play and sometimes succeed!

It’s the same every year people. Do some research with the miracle of google. Casting is in April and filming is at Parsons during summer break, June and July. The show could start airing anytime after that. Last year the premier was July 29th.

True, Season 8 started on July 29. But Season 7 started in January. Season 4 started in November. Seasons 1 and 2 started in December. So, when I wrote this, I was kind of hoping they would do another January season. Now I know they won’t! (Although they have “Project Runway: Masters” and the accessories thing coming up.) :)

The short answer is I don’t know. The long answer is The Wall Street Journal had a story saying The Weinstein Company is developing two spinoffs this year: “Project Runway: Masters” and “Project Runway: Accessories.” The “this year” part sounded promising to me.

But Entertainment Weekly recently quoted a Lifetime rep who said neither show has been given the green light yet. “There are no deals in place.” So if they aren’t even in pre-production yet, then it will probably be a while before we see anything.

I don’t think there is going to be a Season 9. With all the new Reality TV on Lifetime for Heidi Klum .. I don’t expect there are any plans. It seems they got tired of doing it. Sadly, I am sorry to see it go, but everyone is very evasive about it and nobody talks. But if you see that she and Seal are having a show on Lifetime called Love Divine or something like it and she also on Tuesday nights is doing Seriously Funny Kids. So, I think they put Project Runway to bed.

No they haven’t. Project Runway is Lifetimes cash cow. Rating for season 8 were the highest out of any season on lifetime. Those shows you speak of have completed filming months ago. Project runway will film in June and July as usual with casting being this April or May.

Greetings all, I miss Project Runway so much; I tape every episode so I can kick back and enjoy it over the weekend. I agree that it was ludicrous that Monday was not the selected winner, but we all know he was in fact the best.

The fashion show is horrible; I hate the way Imam sits there and talks down to folks. Heidi we love you, and your work; please bring Project runway back soon.

Also I felt that in Season 8; the judges should have been more gracious because your choice was Mondo and they insister that he was not the winner. They should have given you leverage in this matter; I was disappointed in their behavior and impressed with Heidi’s graciousness.

I think that’s what I’m going to do — re-Netflix all of the seasons from 1-8. (I’ve already seen them all at least once, but it’s cool to watch them knowing who is going to win in the end.) Maybe by the time I’m done they will have at least shot season 9 … and maybe the “masters” season will be on.

You do realize that there are 13 different international versions of Project Runway right? Watch some of those. PR Canada is good as well as PR Australia. Theres hundreds of episodes out there on the web

I love Project Runway, it is the best, so exciting and cant wait to see what the designers do each week. As for last season, Mondo was robbed he was wonderful, Gretchen designs are for old people, drab and not the least bit exciting to me. Disappointed in that result, judges should be ashamed of themselves, they blew it there. Bring on the new season.

I really wince with all the sterotypes about “old people.” There are as many “young people” who are fashion duds as there as there are “old people” who choose not to walk around in long black skirts and cardigans. Age is a state of mind, and from what I read here, some of you will be “old people” well before your time, and deservedly fit the stereotype.

Well sorry this answer is coming so late – but I just happened to be channel surfing and ran across the VERY LAST showings referenced above on the STYLE channel. It is the one with Christian Siriano and I cannot tell whether it is just some of them. It does not look like all of them.

Well, as I mentioned above, Style channel has been showing a previous year, but I do not know which year it is. It has the date 2008 on the channel topper. Anyway, I have not seen it, so I am thrilled that I can see it now. The first ones I saw this go around had Ru Paul, another designer, then Diane Von Fursteburg sitting in. It also had Chris March coming in when the challenge had to do with designing for drag queens. What a riot! Maybe someone took note of the fact that we are all suffering from lack of Project Runway (or PR withdrawal, as it were!)

I’m sorry, I just NEED to say it–we might not know Mondo’s name, but we definitely wouldn’t know the name GRETCHEN JONES, either, and frankly the fashion world would probably be much better off that way. “You wouldn’t even know his name” in no way invalidates the arguments that Gretchen didn’t do anything that was worth WINNING for.

I just came across your blog looking for the start date for Project Runway season 9, it´s sooo good to find you (and so many other people) who love the show and can´t wait for the new season! I also need my fix, and just watched a 1st season marathon this last weekend. Do you know when the all stars challenge is gonna start? before/after/same time season 9? Who´s gonna be on it? Mondo for sure!!

I love this show waiting for the new season!!! I miss Tim Gunn and all the rest of the cast. I think they should have a regular fan be a judge once in while. I would love to follow Tim and see what wonderful things he does on the show. I see a contest for that!! Please be on soon

glad to know i’m not the only one with a project runway addiction!! i love that show, love it love it love it!! and i’m actually NOT into television… i live in Germany and this is the only American tv show that i stream online every week. cant wait for season 9!!!!

Actually, the new Heidi Klum promo poster says they are sticking with Thursday episodes and the premiere will be on Thursday, July 28 instead of Wednesday, July 27. So I guess the original press release was wrong? So annoying!

I just checked for a date on Season 9, while watching a rerun of the Barbie challenge – yes, it’s gotten that bad, hurry July. I was surprised to hear so many people considered the Season 8 decision a bad one. When I saw the 3 collections, I felt there was no question that Gretchen had won. Nina and Michael Kors were absolutely right to fight for her collection and I gave Heidi props at the time for not pulling rank on them. Jessica Simpson obviously wanted Mondo to win, but come one. Every now and then the guest judge is really just a butt in the chair and I felt that was the case with Season 8.

I love love Project Runway, so much fun to watch all the new designs and ideas, great show cant wait for the next one coming in July. And yes, I was very disappointed that Mondo did not win last season, the winner cant even remember her name now her designs were old and frumpy. Shame on the judges for not realizing that Mondos designs were new and exciting and what women want to wear, not the old,. dull, frumpy designs that Gretchen had ah yes now I remember her name. Oh well at least we have new ones to look forward to bring it on, getting old waiting for the new show!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am protesting and not watching unless they have new judges with fresh outlooks. Gretchen-plz. Makes me think back to Chloe and all the babydoll dresses winning. No innovation. Only one with class is Tim Gunn. Everyone enjoy the show but just be up for more disappointment if the judges dont change-they would not know fashion forward if it smacked them in the face.

I too was searching for start date for Season 9. My husband and I are hooked. I’ve been watching reruns on Style channel. Just saw Laura make Jeffrey cry again. Ah the drama–the fun. I’ve really enjoyed these comments.
Thanks Gina for getting this earth shattering info to us addicts. We’ve been watching since season 1.

I love PR..it’s by far one of the best shows on TV now.. Being a fashion student myself back in the days I know what they go threw its hell.. I love all the different kind of styles and moods,,can’t wait..lol

I understand your feeling Aunt Pinky but I would miss Michael—Nina—not so much. Frankly I would take an Alien from Area 51 as a judge just to be able to see my favorite show. I too love Tim. Next week. I can barely wait.